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# Exam question 2 · Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Christian the Smith, part 11:…

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Which of the following most accurately describes the conduct of the smith toward the king following his first night of duty?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** king · **What happens:** follow, describe, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, smith

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1622 «Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Christian the Smith, part 11: Christian guards the church, meets the dead princess, and bargains for a second night» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1622-pg5615-part11/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1622-pg5615-part11:e2:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately describes the conduct of the smith toward the king following his first night of duty?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	smith	smith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	amod	_	_
19	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the conduct of the smith toward the king |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund | the king *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **conduct** |  |  | the smith toward the king |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He told the king everything that happened in the church, including the princess's movements, and then asked to be dismissed from the royal guard entirely with a reward

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1622-pg5615-part11:e2:o1:1
# text = He told the king everything that happened in the church, including the princess's movements, and then asked to be dismissed from the royal guard entirely with a reward
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	including	including	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	movements	movement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
20	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
22	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	ccomp	_	_
24	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
28	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
29	with	with	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | He | everything |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent everything=Recipient |
| 2 | **happen** | past |  |  |  | the church and the princess's movements |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in church=Location |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **dismiss** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  | the royal guard |  | with a reward; entirely *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: from guard=Source |
| 5 | **move** |  | the princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom movement «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave a full account and openly refused to serve again at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1622-pg5615-part11:e2:o2:1
# text = He gave a full account and openly refused to serve again at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	openly	openly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	serve	serve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a full account |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |
| 2 | **refuse** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | openly *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **serve** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | all | again |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He gave the king a long and detailed account of every sound and sight from the pulpit, then bluntly refused any further duty unless the king paid him a far larger sum in advance

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1622-pg5615-part11:e2:o3:1
# text = He gave the king a long and detailed account of every sound and sight from the pulpit, then bluntly refused any further duty unless the king paid him a far larger sum in advance
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	detailed	detailed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	pulpit	pulpit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	_
20	bluntly	bluntly	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	refused	refuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
22	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	24	det	_	_
23	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
25	unless	unless	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
28	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	_
29	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
31	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	32	advmod	_	_
32	larger	large	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	33	amod	_	_
33	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
34	in	in	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	advance	advance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a long account of every sound and sight | the king | the pulpit |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent king=Recipient account=Theme |
| 2 | **refuse** | past | He *not said here* | any further duty |  |  | then | bluntly *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duty=Theme |
| 3 | **pay** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the king |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient sum=Asset |
| 4 | **account** |  |  | every sound and sight |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He declined to give a report and conditionally agreed to a second watch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1622-pg5615-part11:e2:o4:1
# text = He declined to give a report and conditionally agreed to a second watch
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	declined	decline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	conditionally	conditionally	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	agreed	agree	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decline** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **give** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a report |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent report=Theme |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to a second watch; conditionally *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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